San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula is a regional capital in Honduras with a population of about 801,259.
San Pedro Sula is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701,200 in the central urban area and a population of 1,445,598 in its metropolitan area in 2023, it is the nation's primary industrial center and second largest city after the capital Tegucigalpa, and the largest city in Central America that is not a capital city.
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About San Pedro Sula
| Country | Honduras |
| Continent | North America |
| Explore | 06 |
| Population | 801,259 |
| Local currency | HNL |
| Coordinates | 15.5059, -88.0259 |
| Time zone | America/Tegucigalpa |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Distance to the capital | 181 km · Tegucigalpa |
| Population (Honduras) | #2 most populated in Honduras |
| Where on Earth | 15°30′21″N · 88°1′33″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 1,726 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,293 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Cabanatuan City (Philippines) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -15.51, 91.97 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| New York | 3,113 km |
| Los Angeles | 3,659 km |
| São Paulo | 6,252 km |
| London | 8,521 km |
| Paris | 8,743 km |
| Moscow | 10,614 km |